Sooner Tales
Front cover of Sooner ABC’s: A to Z through a Sooner’s World, by Sooner Tales, illustrated by Gracie Crabtree. A watercolor-inspired illustration of an adult in a crimson cap and a young child in a crimson dress reading an alphabet book in front of a red-brick Gothic campus building, with the Sooner Schooner wagon and two white ponies at the right, beside a lamppost with an OU banner.

An OU-themed alphabet book

Every Sooner story starts somewhere.

Explore OU from A to Z with a watercolor-inspired alphabet book for the little Sooner in your life.

Price: $29.99Presale

  • Free pickup · dates TBD
  • Shipping available
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This is a presale. All sales are final, except damaged or misprinted books. Read our refund policy

Pickup and presale details

Books are ready for pickup or shipping once printing is finished, and we’ll email you with pickup details, shipping times and delivery updates as we go.

Free pickup at the circle drive off Asp Avenue, on the north side of Price Hall (Price College of Business) in Norman. Dates and times are TBD. Open in Maps (opens Google Maps in a new tab) We’ll send an email to everyone who orders with the pickup dates, times and details once they’re set. Prefer shipping? Choose it at checkout, where the cost is shown before you pay.

All sales are final, except for books that arrive damaged or misprinted, or an order we can’t fill (refunded in full).

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Sooner ABC’s

A to Z through a Sooner’s World

Illustrated by Gracie Crabtree

  • An OU-themed alphabet book with watercolor-inspired illustrations of campus and Sooner traditions.

Price: $29.99Presale

  • Free pickup · dates TBD
  • Shipping available
  • Secure OU checkout

This is a presale. All sales are final, except damaged or misprinted books. Read our refund policy

Pickup and presale details

Books are ready for pickup or shipping once printing is finished, and we’ll email you with pickup details, shipping times and delivery updates as we go.

Free pickup at the circle drive off Asp Avenue, on the north side of Price Hall (Price College of Business) in Norman. Dates and times are TBD. Open in Maps (opens Google Maps in a new tab) We’ll send an email to everyone who orders with the pickup dates, times and details once they’re set. Prefer shipping? Choose it at checkout, where the cost is shown before you pay.

All sales are final, except for books that arrive damaged or misprinted, or an order we can’t fill (refunded in full).

Choose how many books on OU Marketplace, the University of Oklahoma’s secure checkout. Shipping, taxes and the final total are shown there before you pay.

Payment is handled securely by the University of Oklahoma’s payment system.

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Sample pages

Page through the front cover and three sample pages from Sooner ABC’s. Select a page to see it larger.

Front cover of Sooner ABC’s: A to Z through a Sooner’s World, by Sooner Tales, illustrated by Gracie Crabtree. A watercolor-inspired illustration of an adult in a crimson cap and a young child in a crimson dress reading an alphabet book in front of a red-brick Gothic campus building, with the Sooner Schooner wagon and two white ponies at the right, beside a lamppost with an OU banner.
1 of 4Front cover
Watercolor-inspired illustration of a red-brick Gothic archway trimmed in pale stone, framing a tree-lined path, with red flowers and a lamppost with a crimson banner.
2 of 4A is for Arches.They welcome you to OU, where every Sooner’s story begins. Let’s begin ours.
Watercolor-inspired illustration of a smiling cheerleader in a crimson-and-cream uniform raising white pom-poms in front of a BOOMER sign and a stadium full of fans in crimson.
3 of 4B is for Boomer.I say “Boomer!” You say “Sooner!”
Watercolor-inspired illustration of Sooner gear: a crimson T-shirt reading OKLAHOMA, a crimson University of Oklahoma pennant, and a cream cap with a crimson OU logo.
4 of 4C is for Crimson and Cream.The colors we wear to cheer for OU.

A is for Arches (2 of 4)

A is for Arches. They welcome you to OU, where every Sooner’s story begins. Let’s begin ours.

Our story

Made by Sooners, for little Sooners

Sooner Tales is a student-run company created through the University of Oklahoma’s Price College of Business. We’re turning our love for OU into an illustrated ABC book for the next generation of Sooners.

Our profits will support the Center for Children and Families in Norman and student scholarships.

Meet our team

  • Center for Children and Families

    The Center for Children and Families in Norman helps local children and families through counseling, parent education and family support.

  • Student scholarships

    Scholarships help students continue their education.

Questions

Good to know

Who is Sooner ABC’s for?

It’s a picture book for young children and the grown-ups who read with them: parents, grandparents, relatives, alumni, and anyone raising a little Sooner.

What’s inside?

An A-to-Z tour of OU’s campus and Sooner traditions, in watercolor-inspired illustrations by Gracie Crabtree.

You can see the front cover and three sample pages (A, B and C) in the preview on this page.

See the sample pages

How does shipping work?

Books are ready for pickup or shipping once printing is finished, and we’ll email you with pickup details, shipping times and delivery updates as we go.

At checkout, choose free pickup or shipping.

Shipping options and costs are shown in checkout before you pay.

Can I pick up my book?

Yes, for free. Choose “Curbside Pick Up” at checkout. Pickup dates and times are TBD.

Pickup is at the circle drive off Asp Avenue, on the north side of Price Hall (Price College of Business) in Norman. We’ll send an email to everyone who orders with the pickup dates, times and details once they’re set.

Open the pickup spot in Google Maps

How does preorder payment work?

You pay the full price when you place your preorder.

Books are ready for pickup or shipping once printing is finished, and we’ll email you with pickup details, shipping times and delivery updates as we go.

All sales are final, except for books that arrive damaged or misprinted, or an order we can’t fill (refunded in full).

Where do the profits go?

Our profits will support the Center for Children and Families in Norman and student scholarships.

Your purchase buys a book from our student company. Profits are what’s left after we cover the costs of making and selling the book.

Read about our giving plans

How can I contact you?

Email our team and we’ll get back to you.

soonertales2026@gmail.com